AUCKLAND.

Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3676, 6 October 1880, Page 2

AUCKLAND.

This day.

The newly formed Tattersall's Club met last night nnd adopted a set of rules. ■ ~ Tawhiao is keeping his people busily employed on a large cultivation in the 'bush between Hikurangi and Kawhia.

The Kingites assume au attitude of utmost indifference to what is passing in I Taranaki. Some Maoris allied with the Waikato tribes hare "got into trouble" there lately through their fencing proclivities, but Tawhiao's followers say that it serves them right, and that it comes of leaving their legitimate monarch and, putting faith in an usurper. Waikato Coal Field, The production of coal from the Waikato. Company's mine is steadily in* creasing, the output for last month being between 1600 and 1700 tons. The ibrigantine Clansman is now taking in a cargo of 260 tons for Oamaru. *

The Auckland merchants are proposing to make arrangements to deyelope the trade with the Waimate plains when settled.

Sir George Grey has been elected patron of the Auckland Cricket Club.

The Imperial Government and

Auckland,

At the Harbor Board meeting yesterday a letter was received from Major Atkinson stating that a dispatch had been received by the Administrator of the Government inclosing a letter from the Admiralty which stated that looking to the existing facilities for docking Her Majesty's ships on t;he Australian station their Lordships were not prepared to recommend any assistance being given from Naval funds towards the construction of a new dock in Auckland with a view to make provision for further dock accommodation for the South Pacific squadron.

At the Supreme Conrt to-day Alexander Smith, aged seventeen years, for rape, received three months and three private whippings with the cat, of twelve lashes each. Cecilia Carroll and Eliza Harris, two girls, for stealing from the dwelling, received six months each.

Tuesday.

At the Supreme Court session, Charles Seven- (for horso stealing) received a sentence of two years.

The preliminary programme of the inter-colonial regatta (to be held at Auckland on January 29th, 1881) has just been issued. The prize for the Champion Race for brigantines, schooners, and ketches over 50 tons, is fixed at not leas than £100. A speciality in connection with the regatta will boa Champion Four-oared Outrigger Race, with or without coxswains; first prize, £100 and trophies valued at £5 eaoh (presented by M, Gallagher); course, three miles straight, A number of entries from the South are expected, and an Auckland crew will commence training shortly.